Definitions of Wax, Steroids and Hormones

 1. Wax: Bio wax is an ester of long chain (C 14 -C 36) saturated and unsaturated fatty acids with long chain (C 16 -C 30) alcohols. Their melting point (60 - 100 ° C) is usually higher than triacylglycerol. In plankton, floating microorganisms are at the bottom of the marine animal's food chain, and wax is the main form of metabolic fuel storage. Wax also has a variety of other features associated with water resistance and firm consistency.

Steroid production is a biological process by which cholesterol produces steroids and becomes another steroid. The route of steroidogenesis varies from species to species. As noted above (with prominent members and functions), the main classes of steroid hormones are progesterone, corticosteroids (adrenocortical hormones), androgens and estrogens. Progesterone is a precursor to all other human steroids and all human tissue producing steroids must first convert cholesterol to pregnenolone. This conversion is the rate limiting step in steroid synthesis occurring in the mitochondria of the corresponding tissue.

Steroids are a kind of medicine used to treat various diseases. Estrogen and cortisone are part of this class of hormones. Anabolic steroid hormones are designed to mimic hormone testosterone. Anabolic steroid hormones are used only for medical purposes and are used for treatment of hypogonadism, puberty delay and impotence. Anabolic steroid hormones have a high potential of abuse, and very few have been approved for use by humans and animals in the United States. When you are young and your body is still developing, the effects of steroids can be dangerous and unattractive, and they can be permanent. Men can contract the testes, develop breasts, and can depilate. In the case of a woman, you can block your menstrual cycle, leaving your male pattern baldness, shrinking your chest size and leading to excess body and facial hair.